Nina Advanced API MCP

103 tools. 65 can modify or destroy data without limits.

1 destructive tool with no built-in limits. Policy required.

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65 can modify or destroy data
38 read-only
103 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 12/06/2026

How to control Nina Advanced API MCP ↓

What Nina Advanced API MCP exposes to your agents

Read (38) Write / Execute (62) Destructive / Financial (1)
Critical Risk

The most dangerous Nina Advanced API MCP tools

65 of Nina Advanced API MCP's 103 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

How to control Nina Advanced API MCP

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Nina Advanced API MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Deny destructive operations
{
  "nina_clear_guider_calibration": {
    "deny_if": [
      {
        "conditions": [],
        "on_deny": "Blocked by default. Requires approval."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Destructive tools should never be available to autonomous agents without human approval.

Rate limit write operations
{
  "nina_reset_image_parameters": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "nina_reset_image_parameters_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations
{
  "nina_get_camera_info": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "nina_get_camera_info_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

  1. Create a free account and register Nina Advanced API MCP — nothing to install.
  2. Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
ENFORCE POLICY ON NINA ADVANCED API →

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All 103 Nina Advanced API MCP tools

EXECUTE 27 tools
Execute nina_start_cooling nina_start_cooling Execute nina_start_flats nina_start_flats Execute nina_start_guiding Start guiding with optional calibration. Execute nina_start_warming nina_start_warming Execute nina_stop_cooling Stop the camera's cooling process in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_stop_dome_movement Stop the dome's current movement in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_stop_flats Stop the current flats capture in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_stop_guiding Stop the current guiding operation. Execute nina_stop_slew Stop the mount's current slew in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_wait Wait for a specified duration in seconds. Execute nina_abort_exposure Abort the current camera exposure in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_calibrate_guider Calibrate the guider without starting guiding. Execute nina_flip_mount Flip the mount in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_halt_rotator Halt the rotator's current movement in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_home_dome Send the dome to its home position in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_home_mount Send the mount to its home position in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_move_focuser nina_move_focuser Execute nina_move_rotator nina_move_rotator Execute nina_open_dome_shutter Open the dome shutter in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_park_dome Park the dome in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_park_mount Park the mount in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_set_flatpanel_cover nina_set_flatpanel_cover Execute nina_sky_flats nina_sky_flats Execute nina_slew_dome nina_slew_dome Execute nina_slew_mount nina_slew_mount Execute nina_sync_dome_to_telescope Sync the dome position to the telescope position in NINA astronomy software. Execute nina_unpark_mount Unpark the mount in NINA astronomy software.
WRITE 35 tools
Write nina_reset_image_parameters Reset all image parameters to their default values in NINA astronomy software. Write nina_capture_image nina_capture_image Write nina_change_filter nina_change_filter Write nina_close_dome_shutter Close the dome shutter in NINA astronomy software. Write nina_connect Connect to the NINA astronomy software HTTP server. This tool is specifically for NINA control and should not Write nina_connect_camera nina_connect_camera Write nina_connect_dome nina_connect_dome Write nina_connect_filterwheel nina_connect_filterwheel Write nina_connect_flatpanel nina_connect_flatpanel Write nina_connect_focuser nina_connect_focuser Write nina_connect_guider Connect to a guider device. Write nina_connect_mount nina_connect_mount Write nina_connect_rotator nina_connect_rotator Write nina_control_dew_heater nina_control_dew_heater Write nina_disconnect Disconnect from the NINA astronomy software HTTP server. This tool is specifically for NINA control and should Write nina_disconnect_camera Disconnect the camera from NINA astronomy software. Write nina_disconnect_dome Disconnect the dome from NINA astronomy software. Write nina_disconnect_filterwheel Disconnect the filter wheel from NINA astronomy software. Write nina_disconnect_flatpanel Disconnect the flat panel from NINA astronomy software. Write nina_disconnect_focuser Disconnect the focuser from NINA astronomy software. Write nina_disconnect_guider Disconnect the guider. Write nina_disconnect_mount Disconnect the mount from NINA astronomy software. Write nina_disconnect_rotator Disconnect the rotator from NINA astronomy software. Write nina_set_binning nina_set_binning Write nina_set_dome_follow nina_set_dome_follow Write nina_set_dome_park_position nina_set_dome_park_position Write nina_set_flatpanel_brightness nina_set_flatpanel_brightness Write nina_set_flatpanel_light nina_set_flatpanel_light Write nina_set_focuser_temperature nina_set_focuser_temperature Write nina_set_image_parameter nina_set_image_parameter Write nina_set_park_position nina_set_park_position Write nina_set_readout_mode nina_set_readout_mode Write nina_set_rotator_reverse nina_set_rotator_reverse Write nina_set_tracking_mode nina_set_tracking_mode Write nina_sync_rotator nina_sync_rotator
READ 38 tools
Read nina_get_camera_info Get camera information from NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_capture_statistics nina_get_capture_statistics Read nina_get_dome_info Get dome information from NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_filter_info nina_get_filter_info Read nina_get_filterwheel_info Get filter wheel information from NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_flatpanel_info Get information about the connected flat panel in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_flats_progress Get the progress of the current flats capture in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_flats_status Get the current status of flats capture in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_focuser_info Get information about the connected focuser in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_guider_graph Get guider graph data for analysis. Read nina_get_guider_info Get detailed information about the connected guider. Read nina_get_image nina_get_image Read nina_get_image_history nina_get_image_history Read nina_get_image_parameter nina_get_image_parameter Read nina_get_image_parameters Get all image parameters from NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_image_thumbnail nina_get_image_thumbnail Read nina_get_mount_info Get mount information from NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_plugins Get information about installed plugins in NINA. Read nina_get_rotator_info Get information about the connected rotator in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_get_screenshot Get a screenshot of the NINA application and save it to the configured image directory. Read nina_get_status nina_get_status Read nina_get_version Get the version of the NINA Advanced API. Read nina_list_camera_devices List available camera devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_list_dome_devices List available dome devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_list_filterwheel_devices List available filter wheel devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_list_flatpanel_devices List available flat panel devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_list_focuser_devices List available focuser devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_list_guider_devices List all available guider devices that can be connected. Read nina_list_mount_devices List available mount devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_list_rotator_devices List available rotator devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_rescan_dome_devices Rescan for dome devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_rescan_filterwheel_devices Rescan for filter wheel devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_rescan_flatpanel_devices Rescan for flat panel devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_rescan_focuser_devices Rescan for focuser devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_rescan_guider_devices Rescan for available guider devices. Read nina_rescan_mount_devices Rescan for mount devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_rescan_rotator_devices Rescan for rotator devices in NINA astronomy software. Read nina_time_now nina_time_now

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Questions about Nina Advanced API MCP

Can an AI agent delete data through the Nina Advanced API MCP server? +

Yes. The Nina Advanced API MCP server exposes 1 destructive tools including nina_clear_guider_calibration. These permanently remove resources with no undo. PolicyLayer blocks destructive tools by default so they never reach the upstream server.

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Nina Advanced API MCP? +

The Nina Advanced API MCP server has 35 write tools including nina_reset_image_parameters, nina_capture_image, nina_change_filter. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Nina Advanced API MCP.

How many tools does the Nina Advanced API MCP server expose? +

103 tools across 4 categories: Destructive, Execute, Read, Write. 38 are read-only. 65 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Nina Advanced API MCP? +

Register the Nina Advanced API MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Nina Advanced API MCP tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 103 Nina Advanced API MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

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103 Nina Advanced API MCP tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.

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